ONE OF TIME’S TEN MOST IMPORTANT NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
In the searing pages of this classic autobiography, originally published in 1964, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and anti-integrationist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Black Muslim movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American Dream, and the inherent racism in a society that...

Born a slave, Harriet Tubman knew what it meant to be someone's property. Learning about the Underground Railroad, she traveled alone to Philadelphia. Throughout her life and long after the slavery ended, she was proof of what just one person can do.

"A biography of Martin Luther King Jr. that tells the story of how he used nonviolence to lead the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

A visual profile of baseball star Willie Mays, tracing his Birmingham childhood, achievements in the Negro Leagues, and fame as a center fielder for the Giants.

Explores the previously uncelebrated but pivotal contributions of NASA's African-American women mathematicians to America's space program, describing how Jim Crow laws segregated them from their white counterparts despite their groundbreaking successes.

Their friendship changed a nation.
No one thought Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass would ever become friends. The former slave and the outspoken woman came from two different worlds. But they shared deep-seated beliefs in equality and the need to fight for it. Despite naysayers, hecklers, arsonists, and even their own disagreements, Susan and Frederick remained fast friends and worked together to change America. 
This little-known...

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

"A biography of Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist leader who played a key role in helping enslaved people escape via the Underground Railroad."--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.